Born June 3, 1865, to King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, George V was the couple's second son and was not expected to become king. His older brother, Prince Albert Victor, suddenly passed away ...

07:01, Sat, Sep 10, 2022 Updated: 07:32, Tue, Sep 20, 2022 The Queen’s grandfather, King George V, was monarch from 1910 to 1936, living to the age of 70, at a time when life expectancy was ten ...

In old age, King George V developed a particular fondness for his little granddaughter Elizabeth. At Buckingham Palace he would train his binoculars on her home, 145 Piccadilly, and watch the ...

George V: The Tyrant King, which airs tomorrow on Channel 5, explores the life of the monarch grandson of Queen Victoria, who was killed by his doctor in 1936, aged 70.

King George V of England and Queen Mary in state coach on their arrival at Westminster Abbey during the coronation on June 22, 1911. This image has been altered in accordance with the standards of ...

King George V was the first monarch of the House of Windsor, the Royal Family as we know it today. Reigning from 1910 to 1936, he ruled over what was at that point the bloodiest war in history ...

George V, the king of England from 1910 to 1936, was not a brilliant man. Margot Asquith, wife of his first prime minister, described him as a “dunderhead.” He did not make for great company.

King George V and Queen Mary celebrate their Silver Jubilee with Princess Elizabeth in 1935 Upon hearing the line 'to you and all mankind', she sweetly exclaimed: 'I know that old man kind.

The next year, George V used it as an opportunity to send special wishes, 'especially to the children, whose great day this is'. He reflected on the 'many upheavals and uncertainties of 1933 and ...

III George V was the second son of Edward VII, and did not become the heir to the throne until the death of his brother, the Duke of Clarence.